Health Policy Fast Track Scheme 2024
| Posting date: | 04 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,188 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Leeds: £32,188 / London: £36,244 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 343129/1 |
Summary
The Health Policy Fast Track Scheme (HPFTS) is a three-year DHSC accelerated leadership development scheme. The HPFTS provides an exciting opportunity to shape and influence policies that will positively impact people’s lives.
- It will open exciting new doors and give you hands-on experience of working in government, supporting ministers to develop and deliver policies that support the government’s objectives.
- You will have the opportunity undertake several placements based in either Leeds or London, and to work closely with a range of stakeholders across government, operations, Arm’s Length Bodies, health and care services and Private Office.
- It offers variety: one day you might be leading briefings for select committee hearings with Ministers and the next, you could be helping to improve the day to day lives of people working in the NHS.
- The HPFTS will help build the skills you need to build a rewarding career and become a top-class policy professional and health care leader, who makes a real impact on people’s lives.
- The scheme provides a fully financially supported study package towards a postgraduate qualification in Health and Social Care Policy, undertaken in the 2nd and 3rd years.
In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, heathier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile.
With 8 roles available, you will be based in either Leeds or London and will undertake several work placements over three years in your preferred location. You may undertake placements in core policy roles, operations, Arm’s Length Bodies/NHS and Private Office, to give first-hand experience of working intensively with Ministers and senior leaders across the health and social care system and wider Civil Service. The roles offer leadership development opportunities, exposure to policy skills in line with the Policy Profession Standards Framework and provide both stretch and challenge giving you ownership and autonomy suitable for individuals on this accelerated leadership development scheme.
Throughout your time on the Scheme, you will receive a comprehensive learning and development package. You will be provided with a fully financially supported study package, towards a postgraduate qualification in Health and Social Care Policy, undertaken in the 2nd and 3rd years. We will facilitate your development from day one with support from your line manager, HR scheme lead, as well as cohort peers, mentors, staff networks and sponsorship from senior leaders in the department.
On successful completion of the scheme, we expect participants to compete for leadership roles within the department offering a competitive salary around circa £53,116 to £57,114 bracket.
Diversity and Inclusion
DHSC prides itself on being a diverse government department at the forefront of exciting policy development and decision making. But to create a genuinely inclusive work environment, we recognise the need to continue to come together in order to identify and understand what makes us similar whilst celebrating and valuing the differences between us. One of our goals is to establish a workforce which reflects the society we serve, and DHSC welcomes applications from all walks of life and backgrounds. We are especially interested to hear from diverse candidates of different genders, candidates who are disabled, from an ethnic minority group, low socioeconomic backgrounds, and LGBT+.
We believe, people with a range of experiences and backgrounds are needed to help us improve outcomes and reduce inequalities across health and social care, and to enable us to become a more inclusive place to work. We view flexible working as essential for all our employees, and have a range of Staff Networks, including Race Equality Matters; Health & Wellbeing Networks, Faith based Networks, Enable; PRISM; and the Social Mobility Network to make sure all our staff feel supported and encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.